About one billion people across the world are Hindus. Hinduism is alive and vibrant. There is hardly another sect of people who are as religious or have so much faith in the Divine. Yet, what they revere and hold dear is often considered only a way of life. Some argue that dharma as Hindus refer to their religion cannot be translated as a religion because dharma, according to Buddhism, is a code for living life.


Before we go any further, let’s look at the definition of religion. Unfortunately, there is no clear cut definition. There is, however, an implicit understanding that religion is about the mysterious origin of our universe, about its creator, about God, and about a moral guideline for our lives. The word ‘religion’ comes from the Latin word "re-ligare", which means, to bind back. One could assume that it means something that binds the human being back to the Creator, or God.


That definition definitely makes Hindu dharma a religion. In fact, it is the original, and the most ancient, religion. Many thousands of years ago, the Indian rishis inquired into the truth of this visible world. They postulated criteria for truth and came to the conclusion that one invisible, conscious essence was the only true thing permeating everything in this apparent universe, and beyond.


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